Plows Signal Spring Planting Across Texas Regions
Texas farmers report spring work underway as plows churn soil and dry fields allow planting. Officials note favorable weather, strong livestock feeding, and widespread vegetable harvests, with regional updates on cotton, sorghum, small grains, and beets in multiple districts.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio Winter Garden
Panhandle
Souti
Greenburg
North Central
Midland- Stanton
West Central
Southwestern Animal Health Conference Set for March
The 5th annual Southwestern Animal Health Conference for Livestockmen runs March 17-18 in Waco, Texas. A public service event by the Texas Veterinary Medical Association and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine features seminars on engine, bovine, swine, feedlot and dairy topics. Preregistration is 15 dollars, 20 dollars at the door. Write Southwestern Animal Health Conference 513 Scarborough Building Austin TX 78701 for info.
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Austin
Tex
Southwestern Animal Health Conference
Waco
Texas Veterinary Medical Association
College of Veterinary Medicine
Texas A&m University
Scarbrough Building
Top speakers set for agriculture conference in Pecos
The Trans Pecos agricultural conference in the CPS Reddy Room on Stafford Blvd features talks by Ken Lindsey of Fort Stockton on forages, Don Priddy of Hesston on harvest systems, Dr. John Hutchinson on agriculture in the 70s, and Perry County experts on cotton pest control and pecan production. The event is a Pecos Chamber of Commerce joint with Texas A&M and local agricultural bodies, with a Pecos barbecue luncheon.
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CPS Reddy
Stafford Blvd
Husky
Industrial Metalcraft Co., Inc
Texas A&m
West Texas
Kenneth E. Lindsey
Fort Stockton
Don Priddy
Hesston Corporation
Priddy
Amherst
Texas A&m University
Hesston
National Cotton Council of America
Memphis
Tenn
Council
West
South Texas
New Mexico
Paul Marion
George F. Ellis Jr
Archie Scott
Charles Weinacht
John E. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
University of Chicago
Cornell University
Bill Bagley
Charles Neeb
Reeves
Pecos
Neeb
Bagley
Reeves and Pecos
J.M. Hefner
Don Longenecker
Longenecker
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
el Paso
Trans- Pecos
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University
Jim Hefner
Pecos Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Houston
A.J. Broyles
Harv
Texas cattle feeders gain tighter hold on national title
In Texas on feed the state rose 16 percent to 2.2 million head as of January 1, representing 16 percent of U S cattle on feed. Nationwide January March marketing totals near 7 million head with Texas accounting for 18 percent.
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Texas Cattle Feeders
College Station
Texas
Edward Avacek
Texas Agricultural Ex
Avacek
Low energy grubbing aims to curb mesquite regrowth
Texas agricultural researchers report a new low energy grubbing method using a modified John Deere 450 B to cut mesquite roots 6 to 12 inches underground. The approach, tested at Pitchfork Ranch, promises efficient maintenance grubbing to prevent reinfestation after prior brush treatments and may reduce per acre costs.
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Lubbock
Harold Wiedemann
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Wiedemann
Pitchfork Ranch
Guthrie
Edwards Plateau
South
Texas Plains
Cotton market activity slows in Far Western regions
The Agricultural Marketing Service reports a downturn in grower offers as many producers have already marketed their cotton. Ginning remains readily available while demand stays solid for lower grades and higher quality lots are scarce. Spot prices weaken in some regions with contracting activity easing in the San Joaquin Valley and Imperial Valley.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA
San Joaquin Valley
California
Southwest Farm Show Opens in Fort Worth March 9 11
Farmers from the Southwest converge on Fort Worth for the Second Annual Southwest Farm Show and Championship Tractor Pull. The three day event features over 5 million dollars in tractors tools and equipment, 100000 square feet of exhibits, free admission, and daily hours 1030 a m to 5 pm. Evening tractor pulls include hot rod classes with air plane tank and truck engines.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Southwest
Convention Center
Young Homemakers of
Young Farmers Association
Texas Natural Fibers Fashion Review
Future Farmers of America
Texas Tractor
Fertilizer Supply Risks Highlighted By Texas Institute
At the Texas Plant Food Institute in Fort Worth speakers warned that a wet season, transport bottlenecks, and tight fertilizer supply could burden Texas farmers. Tom Beck urged pre-stocking as current shipments lag and rail car shortages loom. prices have risen $3 to $7 per ton year over year.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Texas Plant Food Institute
Tom Beck
Amarillo
Institute
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
John R. Douglas
Tennessee Valley Authority
Douglas
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Atascosa
The
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Hanna
Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association
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Texas Pecan Growers Association
Agricultural Conference
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural Research Station
Agricultural Extension Service
James Hefner
John E, Hutchison
D, E
William Bagley
Lindon J. Robison
Peter J. Barry
John A. Hopkin
Imperial Valley of California
Fresno
Phoenix
Southwest Farm
Pecos Enterprise
Agricultural News
Treanor
Cottingham Bearing Corp
Mgr
Bill Doggeti
Onnie Dogget
A. Vou
Lka C2 Meu Management
Pecos Saddle Shop
Cowboys Headquarters
Gary Oden
Baker Pump Corp
Baker & Pecos
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